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RAF Fylingdales has been in operation for around 40 years. It was built as an early warning station during the cold war to detect a potential nuclear attack.
Like most military installations the base isn't open to the public and has tight security to prevent trespass.
However we have been granted entry and allowed to take photos.
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Radar panels
This is the back of one the stations water cooled radar panels
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Operations room
Where the data collected by the radar system is monitored
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Data terminals
Flight Lieutenant Martin Hull shows one of the ageing computer terminals used to monitor the radar
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Interior base security
18" steel doors were installed during the cold war. With these closed the base can be self sufficient.
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External base security
PC Kev Benton and his colleagues in the MOD police patrol the base perimeter
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